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I want to avoid injuries by running only road.

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I can't change everything by myself but I can be one of the people who are trying to change the situation.

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I always tell young athletes the same thing, 'Wherever you go, whatever you do, what must your top priority be? Running.'

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I will always listen to my coaches. But first I listen to my body. If what they tell me suits my body, great. If my body doesn't feel good with what they say, then always my body comes first.

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It is not my duty to spend my money in my country, but it is what I want to do. There is nowhere else I would like to invest.

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I used to run to school, 10k every day. And this at altitude, perfect preparation, really.

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I haven't done a marathon for a long time. So we'll see. I will need good luck.

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I want to go down in history.

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If you're planning only to make money and nothing else, you'll be broke.

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In my life I do a lot of things but I never forget my training.

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I'm never satisfied.

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He was not a runner, my father, but he was quick. I always remember it was very difficult to escape from him when he was angry. If he wanted to beat us he would always catch us. Even me, he could always catch me.

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First, do enough training. Then believe in yourself and say: I can do it. Tomorrow is my day. And then say: the person in front of me, he is just a human being as well; he has two legs, I have two legs, that is all. That is mentally how you prepare.

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I'm lucky. The best possible place in the world for training is Addis Ababa, so I am home all the time except when I am racing. I like to be there, near my family, my kids, also the real estate business I run with my wife.

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When I had no shoes I was comfortable - I used to run barefoot. When I wore shoes it was difficult. To run in shoes was ok, but at the beginning of my career it was hard.

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At the end of the day, people want to see how fast you run.

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You need three things to win: discipline, hard work and, before everything maybe, commitment. No one will make it without those three. Sport teaches you that.

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You know for me when I promise something I want to deliver. If you don't, you have to disappear.

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At the moment I am a little bit politician, yes. I think that could be my next step. It is not because I want power, it is because of what I think I could do for the people.

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I have to change a lot of things before I become a good marathon runner.

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I'm a runner first before anything else.

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In the marathon a crazy athlete can just keep pushing from the beginning, at a championship you don't need a time just to win the race.

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I think if you come first with a new world record, that is the best.

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Why should I say I will retire in three or four years? You retire the very moment you utter those words.

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Like some high official, you have to tell your brain: 'Do it. Come on. I have to do it.'

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If your body is damaged, wounded, it can be fixed, but if inside, mentally, you are wounded you cannot fix it, it's hard.

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Some people start a sport just to reduce weight, or some say, 'My doctor ordered me to run and do exercise', and for others, they run for completely different benefits. But it is not like that with sport. We need to eat, we need to rest, but also we need to run.

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My father didn't think running was sensible. He told me running is just wasting time.

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What can you do if a part of it is uphill? You can't work out another route. You've just got to run the one they give you. But they tell me London is a nice course. Even the cobbles, I hope, are not very much of a problem for me.

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